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Ledger Wallet Customer Data Leak Invokes Threats, Phishing Scams, User Allegedly Loses Life Savings

13.12.2020
The cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger was hacked last June and over a million emails were exposed, according to reports from the company at the time. Months later, the hackers who obtained the Ledger data emailed clients, sent texts to customers, and created phishing links for users...

Popular Browsers Like Google Fail to Catch Copycat Crypto Sites, Scams Make the Top Results

13.12.2020
As the digital asset economy grows popular and a number of crypto companies become well known, copycat scammers appear in greater numbers. There are a number of websites that are clones of the official web page from companies that provide mining device sales, wallets, full nodes, paper wallet...

Crypto Founder Faces 10 Years in Prison Over Millions of Dollars in Exit Scam Without Paying Taxes

13.12.2020
A cryptocurrency founder has been arrested and is facing up to 10 years imprisonment for tax evasion after running an exit scam. He allegedly made millions of dollars from his cryptocurrency and used an elaborate scheme to avoid paying taxes. Crypto Founder Exit Scams, Caught for Tax Evasion...

Belgian Regulator Warns of Crypto Scammers That Target Male Tinder Users With Fake ICOs

10.12.2020
The Belgian regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), says scammers are employing new techniques which target Tinder and Facebook users. Using what the FSMA terms an “emotional scam,” criminals are targeting male users of the dating app Tinder with promises...

Accused Ponzi scheme is now fighting the SEC in addition to former investors

8.12.2020
The SEC subpoenas the former owner's bank accounts to find out what happened to investments into Crypto Traders Management

Did you fall for it? 13 ICO scams that fooled thousands

6.12.2020
ICOs are revolutionary for business, though the fear of being scammed keeps investors at a distance

CipherTrace warns of surge in funds lost to MetaMask phishers

3.12.2020
Phishers are coming after MetaMask users in increasingly clever ways

Report: 33% of US Based ICO Investors Say Founders Intentionally Deceived Them or Withheld Key Information

2.12.2020
A survey conducted by Xangle Research finds that a third (33%) of respondents say founders of an initial coin offering (ICO) in which they invested either intentionally deceived them or withheld key information. A further 17% of the responding ICO investors say they did not know if they had been...

Justice Department extradites alleged BTC mining ponzi operator from Panama

30.11.2020
AirBit Club's leadership have been gathered in New York City and will face charges for stealing "membership dues" to finance massive marketing events and lavish personal lifestyles

No, You Can’t Buy Shares in Bitcoin

29.11.2020
With bitcoin going through an extended bull-run, scammers and con artists have been on hand to exploit a general fear of missing out (FOMO). Many early adopters of bitcoin became multi-millionaires by simply holding the digital asset. New Scam Tactic Consequently, many bitcoin investment scams have...

Chinese police seized crypto assets worth $4.2B today from PlusToken Ponzi

27.11.2020
Court filings from Nov. 19 show that a large volume of crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ether, was seized from seven convicts in the PlusToken case

Russian Prime Minister Pledges to ‘Civilize’ Crypto Market and Prevent Scams

26.11.2020
Changes to the law will bring Russia's crypto users more protections against fraud, said Mikhail Mishustin

4 tips to avoid phishing attacks

23.11.2020
Once a user identifies a phishing attempt, spreading the word online can assist in the security of everyone’s funds

Texas State Securities Board Flags 15 Investment Entities Including One Unregistered Crypto Trader

21.11.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online investment entities that illegally market cryptocurrency, binary options, and forex investments in Texas. Fake Social Media Accounts The regulator alleges that operators of the companies...